How does glucagon affect blood glucose levels? Glucagon causes the liver to convert stored glycogen into glucose‚ which is released into the bloodstream. High blood glucose levels stimulate the release of insulin. 12. Sucrase splits sucrose into _________ and __________. glucose and fructose 13. Sucrase is found in which part of the GI tract?
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Alimentary System 1.1 – The burden of GI diseases • List the names of the organs of the alimentary tract • Mouth and Oesophagus • Stomach • Liver • Biliary system • Pancreas • Small intestine (consisting of duodenum‚ jejunum and ileum) • Large intestine (consisting of colon‚ rectum and anus) • Describe the symptoms and signs of alimentary tract disease Symptoms: General: • Anorexia • Weight loss • Anaemia
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 1) KNOW ALL OF THE ENDOCRINE GLAND & HOROMONES * Hypothalamus Although it is part of the brain‚ the hypothalamus secretes several hormones and is very closely related to the activity of the endocrine system. * The hormones it secretes are: * Releasing hormones – stimulate the secretion of specific anterior pituitary hormones * Release inhibiting hormones – inhibit the secretion of specific anterior pituitary hormones Pituitary * A small
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rapidly depleted. One molecule of CP produces __one_ ATP. 6. Glucose is a major source of energy for synthesizing ATP. List the two sources of glucose: 1. .Glucose enters the muscle cell directly from the blood. 2.Glucose is produced by hydrolysis of glycogen stored in the muscle cell. 7. ____Glycolysis_________ is the process that breaks down glucose. Name two products of the breakdown of glucose: 1 Two ATP molecules 2.Pyruvic acid If oxygen is not available‚ pyruvic acid is converted to ___lactic_______
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Thermoregulation is a critical physiological function that is closely associated with the neonate’s survival. Extremely low birth weight infants have inefficient thermoregulation due to immaturity and care giver procedures such as umbilical line insertions‚ intubations‚ and chest xrays can lead to heat loss as well. As a result‚ infants may exhibit cold body temperatures after birth and during their first 12 hours of life. Thermoregulation plays a unique and crucial role in the nurturing and development
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the number of those molecules used as input)? (a) 6 ATP‚ 2 NADH (b) 4 ATP‚ 4 NADH (c) 2 ATP‚ 2 NADH (d) 4 ATP‚ 2 NADH 13-6 Which of the following steps or processes in aerobic respiration include the production of carbon dioxide? (a) breakdown of glycogen (b) glycolysis (c) conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA (d) oxidative phosphorylation 13-7 In step 4 of glycolysis‚ a six-carbon sugar (fructose 1‚6-bisphosphate) is cleaved to produce two three-carbon molecules (dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde
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processes. As early as the third decade of life there is a general reduction in size‚ elasticity and strength of all mass continues throughout the elder years. Muscle fibers continue to become smaller in diameter due to a decrease in reserves of ATP‚ glycogen‚ myoglobin and number of myofibrils. As result‚ as the body ages‚ muscular activity becomes less efficient and requires more effort to accomplish given task. The elderly are less efficient at creating the heat necessary to drive the important biochemical
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Microscopes were invented in the 1600s. Robert Hooke first looked at a thin slice of cork in 1665; he saw "a lot of little boxes." These little boxes first reminded of the little rooms monks lived in‚ so he called them cells. Hooke observed the same pattern in the stems and roots of carrots and other plants. What Hooke still did not know‚ however‚ was that cells are the basic units of living things. Ten years later‚ the Dutch scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek focused a microscope on what seemed to
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Ever since I can remember I have been a couch potato‚ when it comes to physical activities; exercising and I don’t really get along. I though after I finally finish the activities I will never repeat the way I feel at the end ever again. After collecting myself and finally accepting the fact that I have to do the some sort of exercise like the beep test sometime in this course‚ I gain some confidence and achieved more than I thought I would have ever done. The first activity I did was the beep test
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What are Carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are the sugars‚ starches‚ and fibers found in fruits‚ grains‚ vegetables and milk products. Carbohydrates are sugars that break down inside the body to create glucose. Glucose is moved around the body in the blood and is the primary source of energy for the brain‚ muscles‚ and other essential cells. There are two types of carbohydrates‚ simple and complex; Simple carbohydrates refer to sugars with a simple molecular construction of one or two parts. Because
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